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Cranberry sauce over the top of cream cheese with green onions and pecans sprinkled on top. Crackers on the side.
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Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip

Cranberry cream cheese dip is the perfect appetizer for all your fall gatherings.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword cranberries, cranberry dip
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 245kcal
Author Wendie

Ingredients

  • 1/8 cup water
  • Zest from 1 orange
  • Juice from 2 oranges about ½ cup
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 6 ounces fresh cranberries
  • 1 cinnamon stick or 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup Grand Marnier optional
  • 1-8 ounce block of cream cheese
  • 2 green onions sliced.
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 2 sleeves of crackers

Instructions

  • Heat a medium saucepan on medium-high heat. Add water, orange juice, granulated sugar, brown sugar, orange zest. Whisk until dissolved for about 1-2 minutes.
  • Add in the cranberries and cinnamon stick
  • Reduce heat and stir in Grand Marnier, Simmer another 3-4 minutes. 
  • Remove cinnamon sticks and use an immersion blender (if you want it smooth) to blend the chunks out if desired. Place in refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.
  • Place a softened block of cream cheese on a serving platter. Pour the cranberry sauce over the top.
  • Garnish with sliced green onions and chopped pecans.
  • Serve with crackers

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 110mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 22g